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This is what we talked about on WKYB this morning.Habits of generosity make people happier. These habits flow from a worldview of abundance and generosity. People who think the world has a point and their lives in it have a purpose are more lik...

I believe the main point of the invention of racism in this country was to divide the workers, to make it easier to control labor.If the demand for labor declines, will the demand for racism decline, as well?

When we start conversations with strangers, we usually have a pleasant experience - and so do they.This is the upshot of experiments conducted by social psychologist Nick Epley. He asked commuters on buses and trains to initiate conversations w...

This is a moment in which fear entrepreneurs are fanning the flames of tribalism all around the world.The first thing we need to do in the coming fight with fascism is not to become tribalists ourselves.The great principles of democracy, pluralism, a...

Mel Gibson makes gorefests, and this film is no exception.However, the true story of Desmond Doss, the conscientious objector in World War II who won the Medal of Honor as a medic for saving many wounded under fire is worth the time.The core story is...

A new meta-analysis looked at what poor people spend on if you just give them money. The worry is that they would waste it on cigarettes and booze. However, "not one of the 19 studies found that cash grants increase tobacco and alcohol co...

On Tuesday mornings I get to talk on WKYB, Danville's country radio station.Peter Lewis did a semi-serious analysis of the standard themes of top country songs, from the '60s to today. He boiled them down to four: It's all over; It's not...

I try to stay positive here, but there are a few things about the incoming administration that worry me.I fear that Mr. Trump so values his business empire, and has so little taste for actually governing the country, that he will constantly use his o...